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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 98.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android | Android 11 |
| 2019-09-04 | 2021-01-29 |
| 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 8.04 ounces |
| Black and White | Phantom black and Silver |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 966.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 516 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 13.75 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S21 Ultra has a general score of 98.1, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A90 5G's 90.5 global score. Galaxy S21 Ultra works with Android 11 operating system, while Samsung Galaxy A90 5G has Android operating system. Although the Galaxy S21 Ultra is newer than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, it is a bit heavier and a little thicker.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra features a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because it has a better 1440 x 3200 resolution, a greater pixels count in each inch of display and a quite larger display. The Galaxy S21 Ultra features a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A90 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy S21 Ultra also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy S21 Ultra has a better camera than Galaxy A90 5G, because it has a much better 108 megapixels resolution back facing camera, a much larger sensor shooting much better quality videos and photographs, a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photography and video and a much higher video definition.
The Galaxy A90 5G features a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S21 Ultra, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy A90 5G also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because it has an 11% more battery size.
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